Hi Simon & Claire
We are also going over between 13th and 17th October with a view to looking at furniture etc for our apartment in the Penthouse phase of Los Naranjos. We have decided to book into the Hotel La Cumbre in Puerto de Mazzarron, based on reviews from other eye on spain users and relatives that have stayed there. It is located quite well for accessing most of the places we will need to visit. Also, it is reasonably priced, though if you decide to book I would suggest booking directly with the hotels website as I found this cheaper than on other websites.
Hope of this of some use, and you never know we may bump into you in one of the furniture shops.
Regards
Alison & Simon